Manny Machado free agency tour is on as Yankees await meeting

The superstar shortstop is scheduled to meet with the Phillies in the City of Brotherly Love this coming week, MLB.com reports, so it would only make sense for the 26-year-old to hop on the busy road and make his way to the Stadium afterward.

The White Sox are also expected to meet with the 26-year-old in the near-future and may have the upper hand after shrewdly trading for Machado’s brother in law, first baseman Yonder Alonso, from the salary-dumping Indians on Saturday.

Chicago already has a first baseman in Jose Abreu, though he only suited up in 128 games last season due to injury, so it’s up for interpretation what the primary agenda was behind the deal.

While all three bidders will offer unique pitches to Machado, one topic of conversation will almost-certainly come up, regardless the brass: The now infamous “Johnny Hustle” comments the coveted free agent made during the postseason with the Dodgers.

Machado, who hit .297 with a .905 OPS, 37 homers and 107 RBI in 162 games for the Orioles and Dodgers this past season, walked back those comments during an interview with MLB.com earlier this offseason.

“I've always been the guy who does whatever he can to win for his team,” Machado, who could command more than $300 million, said.

It seems he’ll get a chance to double-down when he meets with, as Cashman recently referred to his team as, the "fully operational Death Star.”